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The Way We Talk

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A soul-searching story about three friends, Wolf, Alan and Sophie, who have different conditions of deafness. When Sophie graduates from the university and starts a new job, she realizes she has been struggling to be seen as normal. Tensions grow between the three friends as they find themselves conflicting over how best to communicate with the world while remaining true to themselves.

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Carla Hay Culture Mix The Way We Talk is a lovely and candid drama that explores various opinions, perspectives, and debates about deaf people's use of sign language versus communicating in other ways. The friendship between three young adults is the movie's driving heartbeat. Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post This deeply humane drama about a trio of young deaf people is Wong’s best film yet by some distance. ... A beautifully engrossing tale of self-discovery set around a complex topic of contention. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 1, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shannon P Very moving account of the way several young Chinese people deal with deafness and choice of ways to communicate. Touching and thought-provoking a must-see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/25 Full Review t W Wonderful drama about friends dealing with personal conflicting issues in the deaf community, really delicate and well-handled. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review Benyam E A critical film — full of soul on a unique topic. I never imagined silent dialog could be so engrossing. Who knew silence could sound so good. Probably could have been 1h45min (ran a bit long). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Adam Wong

Director

Neo Yau

Wolf Yip

Chung Suet Ying

Sophie Fong

Marco Ng

Alan Ng

Suet-Ying Chung

Actor

Adam Wong

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis A soul-searching story about three friends, Wolf, Alan and Sophie, who have different conditions of deafness. When Sophie graduates from the university and starts a new job, she realizes she has been struggling to be seen as normal. Tensions grow between the three friends as they find themselves conflicting over how best to communicate with the world while remaining true to themselves.
Director
Adam Wong
Producer
Jacqueline Liu, Ho Hong, Adam Wong
Screenwriter
Adam Wong, Ho Hong
Distributor
Illume Incorporated
Production Co
One Cool Film Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 1, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)